A surfer walks past a mural after surfing in the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Surfers enjoined waves of up to 2 meters (8 feet) high off the coast of Tel Aviv Monday.
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Visitors pose near giant sculptures made from ice and snow before the opening ceremony of the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival in Harbin in northeastern's China Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.
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A woman shelters under a Union flag umbrella near the Houses of Parliament, during heavy snow in London, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Airports and highways were shut, hundreds of schools had to close, and even filming of the venerable television soap opera "Coronation Street" was disrupted as the worst snow and icy weather in years swept Britain.
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In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, an employee of Schiphol stands inside a body scanner during a demonstration at a press briefing at Schiphol airport, Netherlands. On display the highlighted area shows an alert on possible forbidden items. The newest models do not show the gender of the passenger, but you can see if someone carries liquids, weapons or other objects.
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A Bengal tiger licks the glass that separates the animal and zoo owner Manny Tangco, who blows a paper horn, on New Year's eve Thursday, Dec.31, 2009, at a zoo in suburban Malabon City, north of Manila,Philippines. The coming year 2010 falls on the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar.
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Fireworks light up, Burj Dubai , the world's tallest building during the official opening ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
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The Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the official opening of the building Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. The Burj Dubai is over 800 metres (2,625 ft) tall and has more than 160stories, the most of any building in the world and has an observation deck on its 124th floor with 360-degree views of the entire city. The Burj Dubai is home to the world's first Armani Hotel, luxury offices and residences and will ultimately contain a community of up to 12,000 people.
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Pakistani Kushti wrestler Mosan Ali, 16, left, prepares the soil in the ring prior to a match, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010.Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan.
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Aman walks with his ponies after fresh snowfall in Kufri, outskirts of Shimla, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. More than 30 people have died in cold weather-related incidents in northern India in the past 24 hours,including 10 people killed in train accidents caused by dense fog, police said Sunday.
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Steve Hanlon sprays false snow over the models at Babbacombe Model Village on December 1, 2009, in Torquay, England. Every year, to celebrate Christmas, the Devon tourist attraction creates a winter wonderland among the miniature world on display to the public. Many parts of the UK experienced the first frosts of the winter this morning as temperatures fell below freezing and snow is even forecast for some parts of the country.
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